Whitecaps Extinguish Dragons in Sweep
COMSTOCK PARK, MI - The West Michigan Whitecaps saw a dominant performance from highly touted Tigers prospect Matt Manning in an 8-0 shutout and three-game sweep of the Dayton Dragons Sunday at Fifth Third Ballpark. Detroit's No. 2 prospect blanked the Dragons over seven innings of work in yet another impressive
COMSTOCK PARK, MI - The West Michigan Whitecaps saw a dominant performance from highly touted Tigers prospect
Detroit's No. 2 prospect blanked the Dragons over seven innings of work in yet another impressive home start, walking only one, scattering three hits and striking out six. Meanwhile, Dragons starter
The Whitecaps, who fell behind in the first two games of the series wasted no time in taking a 3-0 lead in the third. The Morgan double and an Azocar triple, his fifth in five games, highlighted the inning. The 'Caps lead increased to 5-0 as a Bortles RBI double in the fourth plated two runs and Rivera's first double also brought home a run. Azocar finished the scoring at 8-0 for West Michigan by slapping a two-run single into right field in the seventh inning.
Manning's (2-3) win at home continued his mastery of pitching at Fifth Third Ballpark. Manning is now 2-0 at home with an ERA of 1.08. Naughton (3-7) limped through 3.1 innings allowing six runs on eleven hits. The Whitecaps improve to 36-34 to close out the first half of the schedule in the Midwest League and now boast a four-game win streak. The Dragons drop to 31-37 on the campaign and have suffered 17 defeats in their last 23 games.
TRIPLE THREAT
Jose Azocar's triple in the third inning marks the fifth straight game he has done so. He also boasts recording an extra base hit in six consecutive games for the Whitecaps.
UP NEXT
The Whitecaps begin the second half of the season Thursday against the Fort Wayne TinCaps at 7:05 pm. Pitcher
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